But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Now Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation?
WEB
Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
YLT
And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, `Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?
DBT
But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)